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| Bad guys fire on 4 Monterrey cop shops |
| 2011-09-23 |
| For a map, click here. For a map of Nuevo Leon, click here. For a map of Monterrey, click here. One unidentified municipal police officer and three Nuevo Leon state police agents were wounded in small arms and grenade attacks on four Monterrey police stations early Wednesday morning, according to Mexican news reports. The Nuevo Leon state police headquarters near the intersection of calles Apolo and Aztlan in San Bernabe colony was attacked with small arms and three presumably 40mm grenades. Three state police agents were wounded in that attack. Minutes before, a northern Monterrey police substation was fired on using grenades at around 0100 hrs. Another state police substation was attacked with two presumably 40mm grenades which did not detonate. Armed suspects riding aboard two trucks instead used small arms to attack the building's facade, damaging it. A Monterrey municipal police substation was attacked with a grenade wounding one police officer in the leg. Armed suspects also used small arms fire to damage the building and a nearby parked van. Weapons used in the last attack include .223 assault rifles, 5.7mm and 9mm weapons. Reports did not specify if the last two were fired from pistols or from submachine guns. Reports say the attacks were a response to a recently concluded security force campaign to dismantle gangs in the Barrio Viejo. |
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